SWEDEN ARE LEVEL with Group C rivals Ireland and Austria after a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in Gothenburg.
The home side took 35 minutes to score when Mikael Lustig got down the right hand side to cross before captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted home on the volley.
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The Faroes were given a lifeline when defender Andreas Granqvist was sent off for violent conduct but Ibrahimovic, who avoided picking up a yellow card and will be available to play against Ireland in September, stroked home a penalty two minutes later when Jona Thor Naes fouled in the area.
Zlatan double hands 10-man Sweden win over Faroes
SWEDEN ARE LEVEL with Group C rivals Ireland and Austria after a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in Gothenburg.
The home side took 35 minutes to score when Mikael Lustig got down the right hand side to cross before captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted home on the volley.
The Faroes were given a lifeline when defender Andreas Granqvist was sent off for violent conduct but Ibrahimovic, who avoided picking up a yellow card and will be available to play against Ireland in September, stroked home a penalty two minutes later when Jona Thor Naes fouled in the area.
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